Medellín

Martin McDonald English 101 Amy Riddle April 27, 2005 Medellin was founded in 1616 in the scenic Aburrá valley, but remained small until the coffee boom. Medellin now has a population of almost 3 million people, with an area of 362 kilometers squared, and an average temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Medellin is widely regarded in Colombia as a clean, well-organized and economically vibrant community. Its people are hard-working and industrious. Major industries include coffee and flower

and she never told her son that she had assassinate his father. but later on when he grew up he found out his own mother had order someone to kill his father but later on he forgave her and griselda was in the same cartel as pablo escobar in the Medellin cartel and she made more than 2 billion

He joined the Medellin drug cartel in 1975 (Bailey). He killed the leader of the Medellin cartel to take the role of leader of the cartel (Pablo Escobar). After this point he never backed down from using conflict to overcome any obstacle that kept him from power. Once he was the leader of the Medellin cartel their cocaine trade dramatically increased. At its peak Pablo brought the Medellin cartel to control 80% of cocaine trade in the world (Armstrong)

violent man during his drug run but even with his violence, he still did many important things to his very poor town that helped the surrounding community and brought together his hometown of Medellin. Pablo Escobar is a native of Colombia, he was born in Rionegro, Colombia and his family then moved to Medellin shortly after his death. While still a kid he grew up very poor, just like the rest of the area he was born in. From his birth he was just a normal kid living in a normal family that didn't

grew up in the Medellín suburb of Envigado. As a young man, "he was driven and ambitious, telling friends and family that he wanted to be President of Colombia some day. " (Christopher W. Minster) His elder brother, Roberto, reported him as a good brother, who was kind, friendly and intelligent and someone who would achieve greatness. Escobar's drive unfortunately began to find the wrong outlets and he was soon involved in small-time hustling with his gang in the streets of Medellin. There are unproven

Football hooligans. Football has been an attractive sport around the world. Through this sport, many inhabitants have denominated themselves as fans of a particular football team. These people support the players in each match they have. Every football team has a group of fans that go to the stadium to encourage them in the game, but also they attend there to enjoy the show. Nevertheless, not all the fans go to see the matches since there are some people who belong to groups called hooligans. Those

Escobar had only been arrested for possession of drugs one time in his whole entire life when he was in his mid 20’s. He was a husband, father, wealthy kingpin and the leader of the Medellin Cartel, made up of other criminals out of Medellin, Colombia. Rumor has it that the original boss, Fabio Restrepo, of the Medellin Cartel was murdered which led Escobar to consume power. Pablo Escobar once the president of Colombia but it was short lived, the justice minister exposed Escobar’s crime boss history

Imagine being hated and loved by so many people, running from police, killing people that got in your way, and taking control of your hometown; that’s exactly what Don Pablo or Pablo Escobar did. He was a drug lord who, at his height of his career, smuggled more than eighty percent of the cocaine into America. Escobar was born December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Colombia. Although he was born into a lower-class family, he would grow to become on of the riches men in the world during his time, according

Pablo Escobar was born at Rionegro, Columbia on December 1, 1949. He was brought up from a good working class family in Medellin, Columbia. Although, he wasn’t very wealthy. His mother was an elementary school teacher and his father was a farmer. The outage that he saw how he could escape from the working class was by distributing and selling cocaine. Not only was he a Columbian drug trafficker and drug lord, but he was also a narco-terrorist. He was one of the most ruthless person to ever live.

At its top, Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel carried 15 tons of cocaine for each day to the United States. That is around the heaviness of two African elephants. Business was great What amount does 15 tons of cocaine day by day get you? A great deal. Amid this halcyon period, the